Religiosity, Power and Greed – A Review of Olukorede Yishau’s In The Name of Our Father
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Society, Machiavellianism, Pentecostalism, corruption, politics
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Adegunle, Olugbamila O. 2024. “Religiosity, Power and Greed – A Review of Olukorede Yishau’s In The Name of Our Father”. ABUAD Journal of Social and Management Sciences 5 (2), 441-56. https://doi.org/10.53982/ajsms.2024.0502.12-j.
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Egberongbe, W. (2003). African Traditional Religion: We Are Not Pagans. Lagos: Nelson Publishers Limited.
Ewejobi, D. I. (2014). Reflection of Religion-Review of Chimamanda Adichie's Americanah. Hirentha. Journal of Humanities, 1(1).
Gbatar, L.E. (2023). The Machiavellian Power Politics: The Nigerian Experience. https://www.academia.edu. Assessed on 23/05/2023
Kalu, O. (Ed.) (1980). The History of Christianity in West Africa. London: Longman.
Koenig, H.G. (2009). Research on Religion, Spirituality, and Mental Health: A Review. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 54(5), 283-291.
https://doi.org/10.1177/070674370905400502
Kukah, M. H. (1993). Religion, Politics and Power in Northern Nigeria. Ibadan: Spectrum.
Mbiti, J.S. (1999). African Religions and Philosophy. 2nd ed. Oxford: Heinemann.
Metuh, E.I. (2002). "Introduction," in E.I. Metuh (ed.), The Gods in Retreat: Continuity and Change in African Religion (v-xvi). Enugu: Fourth Dimension Publishers.
Mommoh C.S. (ed) (1989). The Substance of African Philosophy. Auchi: African Philosophy Project Publishers.
Oyebade et all, (2018). A Comparative Study of the Character of Omolúàbí in An African Moral System and Nietzsche's Nobleman Theory in Western Ethics. LWATI: A Journal of Contemporary Research, 15(3), 169-192.
Oyekunle, A.O. (2010). Machiavellian Politics and the idea of Public Morality in Nigeria. International Journal of Multi-disciplinary Research, III (1&2).
Uzuegbunam, E.N. (2021). Religious Factors Employed for Africa's Exploitation and Impoverishment: A Call for a Change of Status-Quo. Sapientia Global Journal of Arts, Humanities and Development Studies (SGOJAHDS), 4(4), 203-214.